Beehive



Aug. 17, 1937. A. E. HAS-SELBACH BEEHIVE Filed March 12, 1935 5INVENTOR. l7; 0M1 #17:; 49/1011.

ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 17, 1937 UNHTED STATES PATENT eerie.

BEEHIVE Albert EL Hasselbach, Utica, Mich.

Application March 12, 1935, Serial No. 10 693 8 Claims.

My invention relates to beehives and an object is to provide an improvedmeans for locating the frames in the hive that shall obviate recognizeddisadvantages and that is cheap to make and convenient to manipulate.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the upper part of a hive and framewith comb therein, embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan View of a portion of a hive broken away to save spaceand also broken away to a small extent to more clearly show theconstruction, the cover being removed.

Figure 3 is perspective view of a part of a supporting strip, and

Figures 4 and 5 are views similar to Figure 3 illustrating modifiedconstructions of the supporting strip.

In the accompanying drawing 2 indicates an end wall, and 2a. indicatesthe side walls of the hive, and 3 is the cover therefor. Opposite WallsBa-2a, are cut away, or rabbeted to form inside shoulders 4-4. 55 aresupporting sheet metal strips having flanges 5a, resting upon theshoulders l--4, and flanges 5b lying against the inside surface of thewalls adjacent to the shoulders 4-4. These strips present a bead 5c,intermediate the flanges 5a and 5b extending upward and between thewalls 2-2.

6 is the top bar, and are the side bars of the comb frame. The ends 6aof the top bars rest upon the upper edge of the bead 50 to support theframe.

The above described construction is conventional.

In a beehive it is necessary that a free circulation of air, andunobstructed movement for the bees should be provided for. Therefore thevertical side bars I are spaced a suflicient distance from the innersurfaces of the adjacent walls, as indicated in the drawing.

To this end three expedients have been used; First, the top bars 6 havebeen so proportioned that their ends come against, or close to, thesurface of the side walls above the shoulders 44; second, a notch orshoulder has been formed on the under side of the top bar that wouldengage the inner surface of the head 50; third, double pointed tackshave been driven into the frame 6'l so as to extend a proper distancefrom said frame and engage the inner surface of the wall 2a.

The first method is objectionable in that the ends of the top barssomewhat obstruct the movement of the bees and said bars become attachedto the walls by a deposit of wax, the second (shown in U. S. Patent No.1,782,202) is objectionable in that wax is deposited in the notch, oragainst the shoulder and it no longer properly positions the comb frame.The third is objectionable in that it is troublesome to provide thetacks, and they rust and fall out of the wood and become lost.

To obviate these objections, I form the strip 5 with convex bosses 8,extending inward from the flange 5b opposite the side pieces I of theframe and of a size, and shape that will properly position the frame.

The strip 5 with the bosses 8 may be very cheaply made, and easilyadjusted to place. It is entirely effective for its purpose and does notobstruct the movement of air or of the bees.

In Figure 4, a strip of the flange 5b is stamped out to form anequivalent 8a of the boss 8, and in Figure 5 a horizontal bead 8b isformed, and cut away so as not to interfere with ventilation.

What I claim is:

1. In a beehive, strips of material extending parallel and adjacent toopposite walls of said hive and supported thereby, comb frames extendingbetween said strips and resting upon said strips to support said frames,said strips being provided with lateral extensions adapted to contactsaid frames to position the same horizontally between said strips.

2. In a beehive, strips of material extending parallel and adjacent toopposite walls of said hive and removably supported thereby, comb framesextending between said strips and resting upon said strips to supportsaid frames, said strips being provided with lateral extensions adaptedto contact said frames to position the same horizontally between saidstrips.

3. In a beehive, strips of sheet material extending parallel andadjacent to opposite walls of said hive and supported thereby, combframes extending between said strips and resting upon said strips to besupported thereby, said strips having bosses struck up therefrom andextending laterally to contact said frames to position the samehorizontally between said strips.

4. In a beehive, strips of sheet material extending parallel andadjacent to opposite walls of said hive and supported thereby, combframes extending between said strips and resting upon said strips to besupported thereby, said strips having bosses struck up therefrom andextending laterally to contact said frames to position the same, saidstrips having laterally extending flanges engaging the hive walls tosupport said strips, and downwardly extending flanges adapted to engagethe side walls of said hive to position said strips, said bosses beingstruck up from said downwardly extending flanges.

5'. In a beehive, having side walls with rabbets presenting hor zontalshoulders, strips of thin material having lateral flanges resting uponsaid shoulders to support said strips, and vertical flanges adapted toengage said walls to position said strips, said vertical flanges havingbosses struck up therefrom, comb flanges extending between said stripsand resting thereon to support said frames, said bosses being adapted tocontact said frames to position the same.

v6. In a beehive, having side walls with rabbets presenting horizontalshoulders, strips of thin matending between said strips and restingthereon to support said frames, said lugs being adapted to contact saidframe to position said frames.

7 In a beehive, strips of material extending parallel and adjacent toopposite walls of said hive and supported thereby, comb frames extendingbetween said strips, said strips. being provided with lateral extensionsadapted to contact said frames to position the same horizontally betweensaid strips.

8. In a beehive, strips of sheet material extending parallel andadpacent to opposite wallsof said hive and supported thereby, combframes extending between said strips, said strips having bosses struckup therefrom and extending'laterally to contact said frames to positionthe same horizontally between said strips.

ALBERT E. HASSELBACH.

